Other Staff

Responsibilities

The Environmental Services Department is responsible for administering plans and ordinances relating to planning and zoning, solid waste management, comprehensive local water planning and feedlot management. In addition to these local controls, the Environmental Services Department is also responsible for permitting and enforcement programs of the State’s individual septic treatment system program, Wetland Conservation Act, and the feedlot program. The department’s overall mission in administering these programs is to protect the public’s health, safety and welfare.

How Does Recycling Work?

2014 SSTS Management Ordinance

Natural Resource Block Grant (NRBG) information

The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) provides an annual Natural Resource Block Grant (NRBG) that allocates funds for administering the local water plan and to implement projects and programs that improve water quality.

In 2016, Big Stone County received a Natural Resource Block Grant in the amount of 53,332 for Local Water Planning projects and for administration of the Feedlot, Shoreland, Sub-surface Sewage Treatment (SSTS) and Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) programs. $18,600 was dedicated for administration and enforcement of the SSTS program; $15,711 for Local Water Planning; $8777 for WCA; $2744 for Shoreland Management and $7500 for Feedlot programs. A local levy match of $2522 was required for Water Planning, as well as a 1:1 match for Shoreland and WCA programs. Feedlot grant dollars are matched .7:1 and SSTS grant dollars do not require matching funds.

Clean Water Legacy Grant

Subsurface Sewage Abatement Grants have been awarded to Big Stone County by the Clean Water Legacy Fund for the last several years. These funds are used to assist low income households in upgrading sewers that have been determined to be failing or an imminent public health threat due to surfacing sewage. The following is a summary of projects:

The following is a summary list of projects

2011: $41,265 - 6 upgrades

2013: $20,902 - 3 upgrades

2014: $30,000 - 3 upgrades

2016: $27,015 - 2 upgrades (remaining balance $11,998.21)

2017: $28,114

Ordinances

You can download any ordinance link we have available on our web site for free.

Copies of Big Stone County Ordinances are available for public inspection at the above office address.

Printed copies are available from our office for $10.00 each, or $.50/page, whichever is greater.